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Its been a whole year, all but a day, since Carlinford59 got a bunch of BAA forum chat mates together to meet up face to face for the first time.
On the 25th March 2023 we met for the first time on the Lock Inn car park, Wolverley, to pit our wits against not only the fish but also a never ending flotilla of boats. We didn't do very well, my mere 3.1/2lb made up of 4 Perch was enough to win the match, and I came nowhere near winning another one when the BAA Forum D'Anglers AC was formed a few months later.
Never mind, I enjoy my Lone D'Angling too and had a session at Wolverley again today to celebrate that day last year when most of us met for the first time, there have been a few additions since, who's company is equally appreciated.
Carlingford59 (Keith) said "keep posting the pictures" to me when we parted company that day, so just for him, I'm posting today's anniversary catch from the same venue. Nothing special, just a handful of perch again.
Thanks again Keith for making the BAA Forum D'Anglers AC a reality
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Posted on March 24, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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Re: To celebrate the 1st anniversary of BAA Forum D'Angling
Hi Stew1955,
Fancy you remembering that auspicious day and celebrating with that nice catch of fish!
I have just read Ollie’s, Halesowen RBL Match on the B-W Canal at Hanbury, your catch exceeded their Top 5 total.
Yes indeed Stew, we owe our good friend and d’angler Carlingford59 Keith, a big thank you for bringing together and forming our b.a.a. forum d’anglers AC.
In getting to know all of our members since having to take over from Keith, that it has become clearly apparent we have all regained something of the magic of fishing, and also having an opportunity to meet up occasionally and form a friendship with another lone d’angler.
When you consider how that COVID Lockdown impacted on ALL OF US, what Carlingford59 Keith did by forming this club was unimaginable it has helped all of regain some form of sanity in an evermore changing world!
d’angling on the side of a Canal, Pool or River has brought together a lovely bunch of blokes that are happy to get on the bankside and after the contest have a bit of banter and some liquid refreshment in a local hostelry, five or six times a year.
Thanks Stew for the reminder, thanks Keith for forming the club and to the Meatman get well soon
To the rest of you d’anglers just
Keep on Fishing…
Posted on March 25, 2024 at 10:35 AM
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Re: To celebrate the 1st anniversary of BAA Forum D'Angling
Well said both of you, cant add much to that other than my dads always got his eye on the calendar at the matches that are to come up. Great idea to form this group.
Nice catch Stew, and Happy d'anglers Anniversary.
KOF and thanks to everyone....
Posted on March 25, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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Re: To celebrate the 1st anniversary of BAA Forum D'Angling
Nice net of Perch from your latest Wolverley visit. Did you target the stripeys Stu? or was it just what you happened to catch? Also, any chub from this section lately. I remember from our matches going back a while now the top catches always had a decent chub or two. Thanks...see you on saturday.
Posted on March 25, 2024 at 2:03 PM
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Re: To celebrate the 1st anniversary of BAA Forum D'Angling
Hi Raver
I always target Perch and whatever else fancies a couple of red maggots on the Staffy.
No Chub this time, which was only my 2nd visit to this section this year, but on my 1st visit about a month ago on a weekend when we had frosts on both Friday & Saturday night, I fished on Saturday after the first frost. After 5hrs without a bite since a midday start I was convinced that I was going to blank and started packing some of my gubbins away, eg: Vaccuum Flask etc. It was starting to get dark but I decided to have one last cast, laying on over loose feed I'd put in earlier in the boat swim, a line that I'd neglected for an hour while trotting without result for roach along the near margin during "Wiching Hour". Sure enough I finally did have a bite at 5.15pm and I struck into an elastic stretching 3lb 11oz Chub. My first words to myself when I struck into it were "I don't believe it, you jaxxie bar steward Stew", which I certainly am.
Posted on March 25, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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Re: To celebrate the 1st anniversary of BAA Forum D'Angling
That was a well deserved reward Stew. 5 hours bite less on a leisure outing, I would have been in the Lock Inn (pub) not literally, after about 3 hours. Good to hear the odd chub or maybe more are still present along here.
Posted on March 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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Re: To celebrate the 1st anniversary of BAA Forum D'Angling
Hi Keith (Raver)
The tow path is more entertaining than the pub at Wolverley.
On that sunny but cold day back in February I hadn't been fishing for more than 1/2hr when a bloke I used to drink with in Kiddy back in the '70s came ambling by. We chatted for a good 1/2hr.
Then Tim the local BAA Bailiff turned up. I last saw him back in 2021 when we were both fishing at Nordley. That was another 1/2hr of chatter.
Then another angler daft enough to fish on such a cold day after a frost told me that he was packing up. He'd waited 2.1/2hrs for his only bite from a small perch on a pinky. Well at that stage, that beat me!!
Then a lad I used to see regularly last winter on Saturday afternoons turned up. He stayed with me for a while talking about his fishing trips on the commercials (he doesn't do the canals) but then showed me a photograph of a 17lb pike that he'd caught in Stourport Marina while Jig Fishing for Perch on 6lb line (NO TRACE!!!). You think that I'm lucky?? Well done that man. That was another 3/4hr of chatting.
Then, not long after that I had my one and only bite from that lovely 3lb 11oz Chub.
The pub was very, very boring after such a gregarious and eventful afternoon on the Tow Path/Local Footpath at Wolverley
KOF, its good for your social life.
ps. My Broadband has been down for a few days so sorry that this catch up is late.
Stew
Posted on March 28, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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